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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

THOMAS MGGOVERX, OF NEIV YORK, S. Y.

EMBOSSED FABRIC FOR DECORATING WALLS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,687, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

Application filed May 1', 1885. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs MoGovEnN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain Improvements in and relat in g to Embossed Fabrics forDecorating Nails, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to compound embossed fabrics designed, primarily,for ornamentation; and my obj cot is to produce a fabric with figures inprominent relief and of a solid charactor, and with very little loss ofmaterial.

My fabric is not limited in its application, but it is designed to beemployed for all purposes whcre embossed textile fabrics are required. Icontemplate making my fabric in strips, which I denomiuate molding, andI will describe my fabric as constructed in this manner.

The ordinary quilling designed to be used as a trimming is usuallyconstructed of two strips of textile material, the face fabric beingusually silk or satin and the backing fabric a thin coarse material,sometimes called buckram or wigging. These strips are superimposed andpassed between suitablycorruga'ted rolls, whereby the figures in reliefare formed in the fabric, being thrown up on the face and hollow at theback. A strip of this fabric will lose from thirty to forty per cent. inlength by embossing, and the margins of the strip, which should be plainand smooth, will be plaited. This plaiting makes it neces sary, or, atleast, desirable, to stitch the edges of the strip after embossing tosecure the plaits or folds.

I am able to produce by my invention a strip of molding with quilling orother ornamentation in relief that will be as long, or substantially so,after the embossing as it was before, and thus effect a material savingin the linear measurement.

In the drawings which serve to illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is aplan view of astrip of quilling or molding made in accordance with myinvention. Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sections of same, taken,respectively, in the planes indicated by lines 2 2 and 8 3 in Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a plan view similar to Fig. 1, showing the raised figures of apattern diflerent'from that in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transverse section ofthe molding with its under surface made slightly concave, as it may be,if desired. Fig. 6 a longitudinal section of the molding.

Let a represent a thin face frabric of some textile material-as silk,satin, or sateen, for exampleand b a back fabric of some thick softfelted material. I usually employ a thick wool felt, but the characterand thickness of the backing may vary somewhat. A soft paper felt wouldserve the purpose. The strips are superimposed, and then, by preference,stitched along their edges, as seen at c c. I now emboss this compoundstrip by any of the well known mechanical devices employed for thispurpose, producing on the surface the figures (Z in relief and the parts6 in intaglio. The back of the compound fabric is usually left smooth oruncorrugated, the elevations and depressions being produced in thecomprcssion of the felted backingb. I may, however, form depressions inthe back of the fabric under the figures in relief, especially where therelief is considerable or pronounced. In any case the compression of theparts 6 appears to compact the felt by lateral pressure into or underthe raised grooves (1. Thus the raised figures of the face fabric (awill have below or back of them a cushion of felt or other softmaterial, which fills the cavity produced by embossing.

In some cases, especially where a high relief is desired, the backingmay be made coucave in the embossing process, as seen in Figs. 5 and 6.

I usually stitch the fabrics together at c c this way, and thereforehave no plaits in the margins.

In carrying out my invention I usually size the felt backing when itrequires it in order to give it the desired stiffness; but this is notessential.

I have shown the molding made in a single strip; but this is notessential. Several strips may be made in one piece and afterwardseparated. The stitching is not absolutely essential, but it serves tohold the plies of fabric together.

The figures in relief may vary indefinitely. In Fig. 1 the design issimilar to that known as quilling, but leaves, flowers, and geometricaldesigns may be made as well. Fig. 4 shows one design differing from Fig.1.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. As an improved article ofmanufacture, a compound fabric composed of a face fabric of thin textilematerial and a back fabric of thicker soft material, said compoundfabric having figures formed in relief on its face, substantially as setforth.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a strip or molding of textilematerial, substantially as described, having figures in relief 25 formedon its face, and smoother unplaited margins, as set forth.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a fabric composed of a facefabric of thin textile material and aback fabric of thicker feltedmaterial, said fabric having figures formed in relief on its face, asdescribed, and a substantially smooth and level back, the raised figuresbeing solid, substantially as set forth.

4. As an improved article of manufacture,

a molding consisting of a face fabric, a, of thin

